Girls basketeball roundup: Avella edges California in double OT

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Lauren Craig had a key steal and layup with less than 30 seconds remaining as Avella outlasted California, 60-57, in double overtime in a high school girls Section 3-A girls basketball game Thursday night.

Olivia English had 17 points, while Julia Carlisle added 14, including three key free throws in overtime, for the Eagles (5-0, 9-4).

Courtnee McMasters led California (3-2, 11-3), which was just 9 of 28 from the foul line, with 30 points.

Yorko made five three-point field goals in the game and helped J-M (2-3, 6-8) build a 39-35 lead after three quarters. West Greene (1-4, 8-7) managed to pull to within one point in the fourth quarter, but J-M’s free-throw shooting and three-pointer by Yorko kept the Rockets in the lead. Nicole Venick was 4-for-4 at the free-throw line in the final quarter.

Ally Bogdan scored 16 points for J-M.

West Greene’s Madison Raber scored a game-high 24 points, and Alyssa Raber followed with 10.

Carmichaels 54, Mapletown 11: Morgan Berardi had a triple-double and Carmichaels cruised to a 54-11 victory over host Mapletown in Section 3-A.

Alyah Moye added 10 points for the Prexies (5-2, 8-6), who used a 16-5 run in the second quarter to take control of the game.

Reilly Skerbetz led Bentworth (2-5, 4-10) with eight points.

Charleroi 56, Beth-Center 33: Anjie Tilghman had 16 points as Charleroi pulled away from Beth-Center in the second half for a 56-33 Section 5-AA victory.

Mia Woytovich added 14 points for the Cougars (6-1, 11-5), who opened the second half on a 21-11 run.

Brianna Whitlow had 10 points to pace Beth-Center (1-6, 3-10).

Trinity 48, Keystone Oaks 42: Trinity’s defense tightened in the second half and Lauren Simpson fueled the offense as the Hillers rallied for a 48-42 victory over Keystone Oaks in Section 5-AAA.

Trinity (2-5, 4-9) trailed by nine points after one quarter and by 29-22 at halftime. But the Hillers allowed only 13 second-half points, and Simpson scored 12 of her team-high 14 points after intermission. Simpson’s two free throws with less than three minutes left put Trinity ahead for good.

Maryssa Argus scored 17 points for KO (3-4, 8-6).

Elizabeth Forward 64, Waynesburg 14: Dana Buck had 17 points and Elizabeth Forward raced out to a 46-12 halftime lead en route to a 64-14 Section 4-AAA win over Waynesburg.

Mt. Lebanon 57, Canon-McMillan 23: Canon-McMillan’s offense disappeared in the second half and Mt. Lebanon pulled away over the final 16 minutes to defeat the cold-shooting Big Macs, 57-23, in Section 4-AAAA.

Canon-McMillan (1-6, 6-7) led 10-8 after one quarter trailed by only three points, 22-19, at halftime. But Mt. Lebanon (6-1, 13-2) held the Big Macs scoreless in the third quarter and outscored the visitors 23-4 over the final eight minutes.

Alex Ventrone led Lebo with a game-high 22 points. Olivia Larusso scored eight points for C-M, which dressed only eight players because of injuries.